The crossing of the desert land is a time-honored tradition practice for centuries.

It teaches us how to become one with the land and the ancestors who walked it before us.

Their struggles and heartache along the way.

That is why I'm fighting my way back through the vast Wilderness of this land and against the hot sun beaming down on us.

This is to show us our purpose in life and to help us conquer our fears

I once was afraid of the dark but not anymore now i see the beauty in the Darkness and The Souls of my ancestors in the Stars letting me know that they're always with me no matter where the Journey of my life takes me. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale